How to get a job in the Medical Marijuana Industry

byGreen NinjaonJuly 26, 2012

Finding MMJ Jobs – Is Moving To A Med State The Way To GrOw In A Down Economy?

If you have been looking for a job that can generate a TON of cash and is just starting its UP swing then you need to look into the medical marijuana job field. For those of you in states where medical marijuana is not currently legal now is the time to start your move and cash in on some of that green yourself.

Each month there are new dispensaries, collectives and delivery services popping up and with each new club comes new job openings that will need mmj card carrying patients filling. Maybe you will be one of the smart ones making the move and lucky enough to land that dream “green” job of a lifetime.

Is There Really That Many Jobs Available In The Marijuana Industry?

There are actually new mmj jobs popping up all the time as the legalization and complete decriminalization continues the way it is heading. If you currently live in a non med friendly state it is actually a great idea to get moving to one now because the industry is BOOMING. What this can also do for your current Non med friendly state is show them a loss in revenue due to people LEAVING the state for a greener and friendlier state like California for example.

Right now there are so many collectives up and down California that need medical marijuana patients just like for various jobs including security, secretary, tax / payroll, budtending, edible maker, growers, concentrate creator, delivery drivers, advertising, sales and marketing, hiring and management.

If you have management experience and a mmj card for example you could end up being a collective manager and pull in SOLID income which varies from collective to collective but it can average around $4,000 a month depending on the job you do and how the collective performs for the patients.

Which Jobs Are Easiest For Those Brand New To The Industry?

If you are a brand new patient who has never grown before and has little to no knowledge of marijuana there are a few great jobs that are perfect for you to get AND pay great. In many cities within California there are a ton of patients and collectives who need patients like you for trimming jobs as well as delivery services. Most times you can end up making $30+ an hour doing deliveries which is a beneficial job being able to provide patients their meds when they are not capable to do so on their own.

Along with the delivery job, trimmers can end up with more work that they want especially once they get the hang of trimming and get it DOWN and fast. There are many trimmers who travel up and down the med states helping fellow patients clean up their grows and trim their buds. Many can average $300 a week and most include free meds, food, place to crash and anything else to keep them motivated.

Trimming can be a tiring job and while it seems easy just wait until you have been sitting for 8 hours and “scissor hash fingers” LOL and while it does sound tasty ( medically of course ) it can get tiring especially for patients who have arthritis or other ailment that might make extended sitting or using scissors difficult.

Is It Hard To Find MMJ Jobs When You Are New To The Area?

If you are wanting to get into trimming with a grower and are new to the area it MIGHT work however trust especially with big trimming jobs is very important and some tend to only work with locals. Now due to the med cards that all legal patients can possess this “trust issue” isn’t as much an issue anymore especially when growers can verify you, your card and your story.

There is plenty of reason to move to a med state especially if you can get a medical marijuana card and get working in the mmj industry. If you look in forums they will say that California is all filled up and that is only to keep all the out of staters from cashing in or making them have to UP their game or lower their donation prices.

Since everything is now on the up and up in the med states the shady side of growing, trim jobs and everything related has been removed. People can now move into mmj friendly states and counties and GET PAID to help grow, trim buds, deliver the meds to patients among many other duties that need to be done on a daily basis.

As the med scene gets larger there will be a need for MORE patients to fill all of the positions. The best part is that the pay usually starts at $10 an hour but most times will include weekly medicine and other perks included as compensation for their time. The pay is great and anytime where you can go to work without having to deal with random drug tests or other hoop most other jobs make you jump through.

Where Should I Look For 420 Related Jobs?

There are actually plenty of great medical marijuana job sites available including thcjobs.com for example which allow both those looking for mmj jobs as well as those hiring to post their mmj listings. Besides mmj job sites there are plenty of marijuana related jobs posted in local craigslist listings including collective positions and even trimming jobs for legal mmj patients.

Most common pre-screen questions:

Prescreen Questions

1. Are you authorized to work in the United States?*

2. Are you willing to work some weekends, evenings, and holidays?*

3. Are you under the age of 21 at the time of this application?*

4. Have you ever been convicted of a felony at any time regarding the possession, distribution, or use of a controlled substance?*

5. Have you served a sentence, including probation or parole, within the past 5 years upon conviction for any felony, even if the conviction occurred more than 5 years ago?*

6. Are you a licensed Physician making patient recommendations?*

7. Have you had your authority to act as a primary caregiver revoked by the State Health Agency?*

8. Are you the spouse or child living in the household of any person employed by the Colorado Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division?*

9. Are you a sheriff, deputy sheriff, police officer, prosecuting officer, or an officer or employee of the Medical Marijuana State Licensing Authority or a local licensing authority?*

hello,
I m from beautiful Greece and I m looking any jobs in this industry.
I have experience in many fields. Me and my boyfriebd we are looking for a job.
Please if anyone knows something , he can contact with us
Thank you
Love and Peace

It florida and it’s laws we voted on (thank you)being tied up. Is there anyplace I can sign up for any kind of this work. I was.diagnosed.with a non operable brain avm at 29 I’m now 40 two yers ago i.was diagnosed it ha epilepsy they have me on anti seizure MEsa which have been recalled for it destroying the human body so ujail it passes I don’t take nothing I also can’t work because no one will hire anyone with a brain problrm and epilepsy.I’d love to do anything in this industry from grow to prune to weigh and sell. I know florida will need a lot 9f workers is there anywhere I can apply now? Thank u

I am 20 years old, residing in Lake Forest, CA and currently looking to involve myself in the medical marijuana industry. I have been an MMJ patient for about a year, and respect the treatment and all that it does for people like me. lm looking more in the lines of delivery or budtender. Willing to put myself out there to enter the industry hope to hear back from someone. Thanks.

I live in Oregon and looking for work in the MMJ field. I have no experience but I’m interested in learning EVERYTHING I can from the ground up as I would like to grow myself eventually. I am licensed in Oregon for security work and smoked marijuana throughout high school but that was years ago and I am not a user. So, yes, I’m very trustworthy and I’m very “hands on” when learning something new and VERY trainable and I’m not afraid of hard work!!! If there’s someone out there willing to provide on the job training, please give me a call and put me to work!!! Thank you so much.
Marcella

Hello i live in California. i am interested in working at the dispensary where i usually go donate as they are currently hiring. My question is… i have No Previous experience whatsoever. how does someone start from bottom to get hired and what requirements are a MUST to work at a dispensary?

Sunrise Green Valley Technology Co. is looking for a professional concentrate creator who wants to accompany our team in California from July 16th to July 24th and to fill our extraction technician position during the High Times Oil & Art Exhibition. You are able to produce solvent extracts and produce high quality cannabis concentrate products.

I’m retired, single, with many skills. I live in Alaska and would like to work in the extraction side of the industry. I would like to find professional training which will allow me to pursue a carrier in Alaska. Thanks, Rus

I am looking to get a job as a greater Sacramento area. I live in West Sacramento, I had been working for a cab company known as A&B Taxi in Davis, CA. The owner never paid me for credit card transactions and only let me keep the cash. Now he fired me for a very orchestrated event that seemed as though was setup, now he will not respond to my requests to settle this payment amount that is owed, I am completely devastated as I had been smoking for several months trying to combat the stress this was putting on me from being lied to and not paid for work that was done for 2 years now. I am in desperate need to find a source of income.

Hi, my name is Koron, I am 18. I have tons of volunteer background as well as employment history. I want to find a bud trimming job. I am planning on moving to California soon and I have always had a passion for marijuana. It has helped curb my anxiety disorder including hypochondria and depression and migranes. I have a great appreciaton for the plan and want to work hands on with it. Bud trimming is a job that I would stay up all night excited for. I would really like some help, recommendations or even a dispensary or job interested in having me. Thank you for your time.

Hi name is Ryan a friend I from the UK are interested in finding a job in the Marijuana industry, as paid trimmers in the states of California or Colorado. I would love to hear any words of advice or links for potential opportunities. Thanks Ryan.

Im from idaho looking to move to a greener state. I had back surgery years ago and all the doctors seemed to do with the limitations they had was proscribe me highly addictive pills for 5 different issues that one bud could have cured. Im 28 and ready to help people in a field of work i could only dream of here in idaho, i know first hand the benefits of medical marijuana as well as the harsh truth about pharmaceuticals. I would love nothing more than to help out this life changing life saving cause in any way possible … thank you

My company Green Scene Marketing is looking for a few people to join our staff in Los Angeles. We are looking to hire 15 people over the next 3 months. Please apply online here: http://greenscenemarketing.com/jobs

I am a veteran who is disabled and looking for a job in MMJ. I have years of retail mgt experience along with a BA in business and duel assoc. degrees in Pastry arts and culinary arts. I have problems with arthritis and severe joint pain which is why I have my Michigan medical card. Any information and help that could be afforded to me would be greatly appreciated.

I am a grower in Ramona, Ca, which is approximately 35 miles from San Diego. We have an ongoing need for a full time position for a trimmer. Lodging negotiable. Looking for reliability, experience, quality and trustworthiness. We anticipate needing to fill this position in the next few weeks. 760-684-0187

Hi my nane is: Chris Greene I would like to first off be i hope not to be forward. PEOPLE SAY IM TO HONEST . I f you cant tell i cant spell. The truthe is Ihave 6 mtl. plates in my head . That has left mith what thay call a T.B.I. I am looking for a lodging job wile i go to school CA all I would need is a small shack .For me and my dog . Iwill be atending school to get my certeficate for training for our vetrines . I am takeing this journie from TN .Iam verry pationate about our veterans . I plan to prove to my state the benafits . this miracol drug in tbi pationts i am statring a reaserch program in NY THIS STUDIE ALONE IS OUR WAY TO FUTHER PROVE THE MEDICAL BENAFITS OF THE MMJ GOAL. DID I SAY FOR FREEEEE. LOL no realie this is a 3 year studie outpationt . I would like to ask for just the bear esentules .1 lodging for my dog and I 2. HELP THREW RESEARCHERS ON YOUR END. WITH MEDS i am not tryind to make a killing .just enouph for personal higean items cofffie suger creamer food cigs im not a needy man i feal what i make on the go fund me once i get it set up will take care of travel expinces ect .as part of my research i have started a face book where i jurnal if you can read it . it can tell more please ne mmj tittles . i whant my research to be clean of judge mentel posabilaties . for the first year of study. this is so there is a non biest study till the second half of study when i well come to yall THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME Chris Greene andShaggy MY MINATURE PINCHER / JACK RUSSEL FALLOW LIKE ASK QUESTIONS . GET IN VOLVED THANKS
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I am currently living in Wildwood, New Jersey. If I was offered any type of employment from a dispensary, I would be willing to move to you, or your state. The marijuana industry has always intrested me. Also congrats to the entire West Coast, legalizing medical marijuana. It is a proven fact that wealth will come to a state with legalized cannabis. Colorado and Washington has proven this. Crime rate dropped dramatically, taxing the marijuana for your state’s currency. With Chris Christie as NJ’s governor, I honestly do not see legalization of marijuana until he leaves office in 2017. Also, New Jersey had the highest polls for Recreational use out of any other state. I am looking for any type of work in any dispensary. I am available everday out the week, and can negotiate an hourly wage. Average is $30 an hour for Trimming/Harvesting. You can contact me at a-sickler@comcast.net.

To whom it may concern,
My name is Shawndra Lynn. I’m writing to you to ask about work in Washington state. My daughter is moving there next year and I would like to get set up for them to have a home base and I’m just ending a divorce- this would be a great opportunity for me to start over and I Would love to know if I could bring my dog with till I can afford to rent a place near by? She’s a half blue feeler half rot. She’s so friendly she would probably become a favorite … But not sure if that’s allowed. Thank you for your time. I look forward to hearing from you.
Always,
Shawndra

Seeking a bud tending or trimiming position. I am 27,female, and have experience in customer service, retail, and management. I work well with others, learn quickly, and have a overall respect and love for weed. I have a medical maijuana liscence, as well as a California state drIvers liscence. I live in the Thousand Oaks area, but am willing to commute for the right job.

lookin for a career in the cannababis. business in sacramento been in the retail industry for the last 17 years providing excellent customer service. just fired for testing positive for thc. i was devestated. i

I am looking to change jobs. I have been in the nursing field for 10 years and would like to find something different. Are there any medical marijuana jobs open in Tucson Arizona that might work for me?

I am looking to move to California and looking for a trimming job,, willing to travel up and down California trimming for whoever!! Please help me as I am a veteran,,, and recently detoxed off of methadone ( I was hit by a train when I was a teenager,) so needless to say.. I NEED to move to California, for my pain, and want a job helping others like me,, and I want to work in a field that I am so passionate about and that is cannabis….And my ultimate goal would have the means to move my autistic son out there with me!!! Please if you can,, help me,,
Sincerely,
Seth Perkins

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